wicopy

wic·o·py

W0147300 (wĭk′ə-pē)n. pl. wic·o·pies See leatherwood.

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[Eastern Abenaki wìkəpi, inner bark used for cordage.]

wicopy

(ˈwɪkəpɪ) n, pl -pies (Plants) any of various North American trees, shrubs, or herbaceous plants, esp the leatherwood, various willowherbs, and the basswood[C18: from Cree wikupiy inner bark, willow bark]

leath•er•wood

(ˈlɛð ərˌwʊd)

n. an American shrub, Dirca palustris, with flexible, leathery bark. [1735–45, Amer.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.wicopy - deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowersDirca palustris, ropebark, leatherwood, moosewood, moose-woodDirca, genus Dirca - deciduous shrub of North America: leatherwoodbush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems